English Speaking Topic
- How easy do you find it to start and to end a conversation?
- Do you like talking to new people?
- What topics do you enjoy talking about with friends?
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Language Note:
Responding in a conversation
Your responses in a conversation change how it develops. For example, give one or two word responses when you’d like the conversation to end.
- Right.
Ask short questions or make short exclamations when you’re interested in developing the conversation.
Using pauses
Use a pause before or after you say “Sorry“. This makes the person you’re talking to listen carefully to what you’re saying. Listen to how they pause after saying “Sorry” below:
Sentence stress
The important words in a sentence are stressed because they show the meaning of the sentence. The less important words are unstressed.
- I HAVEÂ to GO.
- I‘m INÂ a RUSH.
- I HAVEÂ to BEÂ at the DOCTORÂ at 10.
- I’d LOVEÂ to CHAT but I HAVE to GO.
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